Tag: climate protection

EPA and Marathon Oil Reach Landmark $241.5 Million Settlement

By Lisa Whitley Coleman, EHS Daily Advisor Aug 26, 2024 Enforcement and Inspection

Updated: Aug 26, 2024

The EPA and the Department of Justice recently announced a settlement with Houston-based Marathon Oil Company, resolving Clean Air Act (CAA) violations at the company’s oil and gas production operations on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota. “The settlement requires that Marathon pay a civil penalty of $64.5 million, the largest ever for […]

NY DEC Releases Policy for Evaluating Impacts on Disadvantaged Communities

By Lisa Whitley Coleman, EHS Daily Advisor Nov 20, 2023 Enforcement and Inspection

Updated: Nov 20, 2023

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) recently announced the release of a new draft policy to implement the environmental justice provisions of the historic Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (Climate Act). The proposed DEC Division of Environmental Permits policy, titled “Permitting and Disadvantaged Communities (DEP-23-1),” could serve as a template for […]